Sowney Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Sowney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
England281:1,989,93178,001
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Sowney Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sowney Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sowney is most common in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,955,159th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Sowney live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sowney is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States it is mostly found in: New Jersey, where 48 percent are found, Tennessee, where 12 percent are found and Kentucky, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 8 percent are found.

Sowney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sowney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sowney last name increased 173 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sowney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sowney surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sowney last name are 39.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.67% registered with the party.

Sowney earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.67% less than the national average, earning $38,547 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showney921/
Sowhney921/
Sowne912/
Sowny910/
Sawney83402/
Cowney8319/
Zowney8310/
Sownie835/
Sownae832/
Sowner831/
Sownee830/
Sawhney7712,296/
Chowney7791/
Shawney7731/
Shownes7723/
Shobney7713/
Sahwney779/
Sewwney774/
Sawnney773/
Shownee771/
Hsownay771/
Sawnhey771/
Showner770/
Sowness770/
Cowne73235/
Sawne7343/
Sobne7314/
Sowna734/
Sovny732/
Sobny731/
Jowne731/
Sovne731/
Sawny731/
Sawhneyi715/
Souwinne713/
Sahawney713/
Saawhney712/
Souwenne711/
Hssownuy711/
Sawhneey711/
Chowne67127/
Sawhny67127/
Covney6735/
Siewny6718/
Shawne6716/
Sawhne676/
Shawny675/
Chowny673/
Sovner673/
Jawney673/
Zowner673/
Sownna672/
Shewne672/
Sownga672/
Sownoi671/
Jowneh671/
Showna671/
Sabney671/
Sahwny671/
Zownes671/
Sawned671/
Sawnee671/
Sawneh671/
Sowgni671/
Savney670/
Sawnie670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sowney
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